PLMA Australia / New Zealand Via packaging a commodity item can take on a whole new look The new...

PLMA Australia / New Zealand

Via packaging a commodity item can take on a whole new look

The new product represents an advancement in sugar

packaging, with benefits such as an integral handle with grip

feature providing functionality for the end-user. The new

packaging format is also resealable, refillable and recyclable!

The CSR Pour & Store with its sturdy integrated handle, clear

packaging and convenient size makes reusability a popular

option for a variety of other household needs. The packaging,

which is manufactured from PVC, is recyclable through nearly

all Australian kerbside recycling programs.

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Compliments of The Australian Packaging Council


Another great example of lifting image via packaging innovation

The new Board Handled Pail range is made completely of carton

board. The sturdiness of the handle over the traditional wire

handle, combined with holes for the chopsticks, eliminates the

need for plastic carry bags if up to two are being purchased.

Fewer substrates are being used in the production of the

paperboard pail – the board is sourced from 100% plantation

forests. The board in the Board Handled Pail is sourced from

100% renewable resources, unlike the wire used in the traditional

wire pail.

The board handle consumes more board than the wire so the size

of the pail was reduced to compensate. The 20oz is an alternative

to the 26oz pail (30% less volume), the 28oz is designed to act as

an alternative to the 32oz pail (14% less volume).

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Using packaging to enhance image and address

sustainability

The newly designed packaging is made from compostable film

and is the first food packaging to be promoted in Australia

as ‘home compostable.’ The film is manufactured from

renewable wood pulp, sourced from managed plantations and

is proven to biodegrade in home compost bins.

All Gingerbread Folk cardboard packaging and displays

are sourced from environmentally sustainable managed

forests, without the use of chlorine in the bleaching process,

making it conveniently recyclable in any council recycling

system.

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Compliments of The Australian Packaging CouncilAfter


New format reduces wastage by 85%!

In May 2008, Selleys launched Liquid Nails in a new packaging

format – the Liquid Nails 680g ‘gunnable’ sausage which is made

from polyethylene with internal foil. The collapsible nature of

the new Liquid Nails sausage has up to 85% less in volume of

packaging waste compared with cartridges. This reduces waste

disposal costs and contribution to landfill. The entire packaging is

recyclable, including the clips sealing the sausage.Compliments of The Australian Packaging Council


50% less packaging = 62% fewer trucks to transport each year!

Choosing Omo Small & Mighty® is an easy way for consumers

to reduce their impact on the environment. The new 475ml

Small & Mighty® replaces the traditional 1.4L Omo bottle,

using 50% less packaging than the original pack, resulting in

82 tonnes less plastic, 32 tonnes less cardboard in shipping

and 62% fewer trucks to transport the product per annum. The

3 times concentrated formula means you still get the same

number of washes and wash results. Omo Small & Mighty®

does not contain any phosphates and has significantly lower

sodium levels compared with other laundry products, making

it better for grey water usage. The surfactants (or cleaning

agents) are also readily biodegradable according to Australian

Standard AS4351.

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Use of cardboard instead of foil bulk improves image and cuts cubic

volume by 30%

Manufactured from 75% recycled content, the Multipack is

lightweight, offers superior product protection and is convenient

to handle and store. Packaging the individual servings in a

cardboard carton instead of a large metallic pillow pack has

reduced the volume of the finished goods by about 30%. The

Multipack also has a high quality print surface, allowing for the

printing of easy to read information for consumers, including

details about the sustainability of the packaging.

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A great concept based on biodegradability

Sancell’s EnviroBubble

is the worlds first 100% Low

Density Polyethylene (LDPE)

fully degradable padded

mailing bag with a shelf

life of approx. 18 months.

EnviroBubble is designed to

break down quickly in landfill

and be absorbed back into the

soil with no harmful residues.

Because EnviroBubble uses a

non-starch based degradable

additive it can be recycled as

well as decomposed.



This is just a great concept – a portable water filter!

The Brita “Fill and Go” is a sports

bottle with an activated carbon filter inside,

enabling users to fill from any tap and filter

out unpleasant tastes and odours (while

retaining fluoride). Both bottle and filters

are manufactured in Sydney. The filter

processes up to 57 litres or 80 refills of tap

water. This development is targeted at active

consumers, including children, by offering

a convenient and economical alternative to

bottled water. This will effectively reduce the

amount of water bottles going to landfill, by

encouraging users to reuse and refill with

tap water.



Protection plus femininity

Tin provides rigidity

and protection of product.

Produced from 100% recyclable

steel, the tins are reusable

and can be used for storage

of hairpins, jewellery or other

personal effects. The liners

themselves have a protective

label and wrapper in one, which

eliminates any bulky separate

wrapping material. This has

reduced overall size of the

compact by approx 35%.Compliments of The Australian Packaging Council


We’ve seen it before but think of the cost & weight savings!

Brightlite Wines are packaged in recyclable

aluminium bottles, a first for

the Australian market. There

is a 95% energy saving in

recycling aluminium to that

of producing aluminium from

bauxite. The bottle is 15%

of the weight of an average

empty glass wine bottle and

30% lighter than a full glass

bottle (750ml). The bottles

are totally shatter proof. The

financial return on one tonne

of recycled aluminium is $1800

compared to $285 for glass

and one tonne of recycled

aluminium produces 3,350

bottles, compared to 2,350

glass bottles.



Weight reduction leads to greater pallet utilisation leads

to . . .The 300mL Liquid

Dressing PET Bottle redesign

has over a 13% bottle

weight reduction equating

to approximately 52 Tonne

reduction in PET. The bottle redesign

increased pallet utilisation by 21% providing a

further environmental benefit

of reducing carbon dioxide

emissions. This bottle was

launched in 2007. The re-design

was achieved without loss of

functionality or performance

on a line. The new bottle is also

able to withstand a greater top

to bottom compression enabling

no loss in pallet stack loading.


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